Heat — Orange County Coastal, California

2022-02-08 to 2022-02-15 · Orange County Coastal, California

Event narrative

Warm temperatures occurred across the region with widespread highs in the mid 80s to near 90 degrees. John Wayne Airport ASOS hit 91 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A ridge of high pressure over the western U.S. provided very warm and windy conditions. Areas near the coast reached into the 90s with records broken, along with wind gusts over 70 MPH in parts of the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1008606. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.